The singer who paired up with Shaggy for his iconic hit 'It Wasn't Me' is locked in a bitter inheritance battle with his penniless half-sister over their father's £1million fortune.

British-Jamaican vocalist Rickardo 'Rik Rok' Ducent, 52, is fighting a legal challenge from his half-sister, Sarah Ducent, who is claiming a share of the estate left behind by their father.

Herbert Duncent, who died aged 63 in 2007, left most of his £900,000-plus estate to his widow, Dorothy Duncent, after disinheriting his daughter, Sarah, whom he had become 'estranged' from - something she denies.

Herbert was an entrepreneur who established a successful construction company in Jamaica, as well as running a thriving bakery business in Coldharbour lane, Brixton. His estate is made up of assets in London and Jamaica.

The legal fight at Central London County Court pits Sarah against Dorothy, RikRok's mother, who had worked alongside Herbert in his south London bakery business and inherited his wealth after his death 18 years ago.